Use of individual tree and product level data to improve operational forestry

RF Keefe, EG Zimbelman, G Picchi - Current Forestry Reports, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Individual tree detection (ITD) methods and technologies for
tracking individual forest products through a smart operational supply chain from stump to …

Challenges facing the improvement of forest management in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran

Z Goushehgir, J Feghhi, JL Innes - Forests, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
We address two main challenges facing the implementation of sustainable forest
management (SFM) in the Hyrcanian forest of Iran: inconsistent forest policy and the use of …

Modelling height-diameter relationships in complex tropical rain forest ecosystems using deep learning algorithm

FN Ogana, I Ercanli - Journal of Forestry Research, 2022‏ - Springer
Modelling tree height-diameter relationships in complex tropical rain forest ecosystems
remains a challenge because of characteristics of multi-species, multi-layers, and …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling tree growth responses to climate change: a case study in natural deciduous mountain forests

M Bayat, T Knoke, S Heidari, SK Hamidi, H Burkhart… - Forests, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Climate change has significant effects on forest ecosystems around the world. Since tree
diameter increment determines forest volume increment and ultimately forest production, an …

[HTML][HTML] A combination of biotic and abiotic factors and diversity determine productivity in natural deciduous forests

M Bayat, P Bettinger, S Heidari, SK Hamidi, A Jaafari - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The relative importance of different biotic and abiotic variables for estimating forest
productivity remains unclear for many forest ecosystems around the world, and it is …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing biotic and abiotic effects on biodiversity index using machine learning

M Bayat, H Burkhart, M Namiranian, SK Hamidi… - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Forest ecosystems play multiple important roles in meeting the habitat needs of different
organisms and providing a variety of services to humans. Biodiversity is one of the structural …

Ten-year estimation of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) volume increment in natural forests: a comparison of an artificial neural networks model, multiple …

M Bayat, P Bettinger, M Hassani… - … An International Journal …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Determining forest volume increment, the potential of wood production in natural forests, is a
complex issue but is of fundamental importance to sustainable forest management …

Projected biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Mountain Forest of Iran: An investigation based on two climate scenarios

SK Hamidi, M de Luis, CPA Bourque, M Bayat… - Biodiversity and …, 2023‏ - Springer
An important principle of forest management worldwide is the sustained conservancy of
regional biodiversity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of climate and …

Machine learning for the estimation of diameter increment in mixed and uneven-aged forests

A Salehnasab, M Bayat, M Namiranian, B Khaleghi… - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Estimating the diameter increment of forests is one of the most important relationships in
forest management and planning. The aim of this study was to provide insight into the …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of tree crown width in natural mixed forests using deep learning algorithm

Y Qin, B Wu, X Lei, L Feng - Forest Ecosystems, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Crown width (CW) is one of the most important tree metrics, but obtaining CW data is
laborious and time-consuming, particularly in natural forests. The Deep Learning (DL) …